Hey guys!!!! I like to scramble (immersion blend) my eggs and put them in the freeze drier raw. I then put them in my food processor after they are done drying making powdered egg and it turns out great!!! This way I can use the eggs in a variety of recipes and I am not limited to their use.
Before you put the eggs in the freeze dryer make sure you scramble the eggs real good,mixing the eggs together to the point there is no whites still showing ,then put them in the freeze dryer.After they are done put the freeze dried eggs in a blender and powderize them,then put them in your desired container. Much better product,and mixes with no problems.
I just freeze dried 160 eggs. I crack each egg in a glass to check to make sure the egg is good before I dump it into my blinder. I can put about 35 of my medium to small eggs in at a time and blend. I find that that amount of eggs fits comfortably into a tray of my large FDer. I just did a taste test for a group of 5 people using fresh and FDed. They could not tell the difference. By blending while raw you don't get the yolk issue. The FDed onions and bell pepper work great with FDed eggs.
I run them through a blender to powder them. 2 Tbs. each powder and water = 1 egg. Mix and let sit for 5ish minutes. No taste or texture difference noted
Becky at Acrehomestead scrambled her eggs before placing them in the trays. Once freeze dried, she then zapped them in her blender to powder them. She cooked some up and they looked just like fresh eggs 🥚 😋 🥚
Yes, that is so much easier. The only time I've ever seen anyone actually cook the eggs first was for camping, hiking or traveling. The whole meal including meats and cheese etc, was cooked and reconstituted with hot water so that no ice chest was needed to keep the meal cold.
Was listening, you said a listener said you should cook them first, They actually taste best if you don’t cook them first, best if you mix the raw eggs before putting them on the tray! They don’t taste as good if they’ve been pre-cooked with my experience! I believe once you have it in dry powder form about 1tbs is equivalent to one egg I believe. Love your Videos!💕
I cracked my egg, blended them with my immersion blender, and freeze dried them raw. I think of scrambling as the beating process, not the heating process. Haven’t cooked with mine yet but will be trying them soon.
Definitely do not scramble them AND cook them before freeze drying them. Scramble them as in just beat them up and get them all one consistency, then freeze dry them. 🥚😉🍳💙💙💙
I find that if I beat the eggs and then freeze them raw, they work the best. I also find that if I scramble them and cook them before freeze drying they seem a little rubbery. So what I think people were trying to say is whisk the eggs before you put them on the trays raw. I also have separated my yokes and egg whites and freeze dried them separately for later to try to make custards or meringues.
I like to mix the raw eggs in my blender, freeze dry them then put back in blender to make powdered eggs. My hens are laying in abundance right now, more than we can eat so freeze drying them helps us save the eggs.
Hi guys. The way we do our eggs is usually raw and scrambled. This way the eggs are mixed up well. Once fd blitz them in a good processor to a powder consistency. To use or reconstitute we usually just use 2tbs egg powder to 2 tbs water (this is 1 egg). It’s much better doing this raw then cooking the eggs then fd them. We do have both but prefer raw as you have more options when you’re going to cook with them 🙌 But we all know it’s trial and error so awesome work.
I have also seen Becky from Acre Homestead. One of the reasons with prescrambling is they don't have those "clumps" that you were having when rehydrating.
Kaylee, I so appreciate these kinds of tutorials, because it causes us to think outside the box. We’re considering making the investment to purchase a freeze dryer and this one seems to be one of great quality. The gift you received, is beautifully golden. 💛 Enjoy!!!
Raw or cooked, depends on how you want to use. But remember if doing raw that freeze drying does not kill pathogens, when reconstituted the pathogen will reactive. So, meat, eggs, or anything else. I did like you mentioned cleaning before changing to a different food. That's very important!
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You needed to fully scrabble the eggs before adding them to the FD. Then weigh the trays in grams , after it finished the first session. Write the weight down and return the tray for more drying, that’s about two hours. Re-weigh the trays again. If the weight hasn’t changed. Then everything if fully dry. But if the weight has dropped, then you need to return the tray for more drying, because there is still moisture. Keep drying till the weight stays the same and doesn’t drop.
I usually scramble and pour in the freeze drier raw. I have also done it like this and once it is done, put it in the blender and pulse them up the help break up that yolk. This breaks it down a bit more and seems to help the yolk reconstitute. To reconstitute I do equal parts egg to water, then let it sit for about 5ish minutes, give or take.
I totally get it. But at $3000 for a dryer like that, I think I'll save the 3k and use my dehydrator and vacuum seal. But if I had the money, I'd be picking up what you're putting down. As a new sub in loving your content! ❤
I beat raw eggs and freeze dry. after they come out of freeze dryer, I powder to fine powder. To reconstitute , 2 Tbsp of egg 2Tbsp of water equals one egg. I use warm water to reconstitute and they come out tasting fresh.
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I noticed when you vented your freeze dryer that the 90 degree fitting was pointing upwards. This is a water trap and can suck water back into your FD and get on the food.
I was searching for videos to do just this and am so glad youtube Recommended this! I plan to do this weekend and was so nervous I’d waste a bunch of eggs. Your demo has instilled some confidence in my. I’ve only done fruit and vegetables so far. New sub. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Great video I find freeze drying to be very interesting. I have chickens and that would be a very nice way to preserve the eggs. So I have one question how do you store the eggs after you freeze dry them?
So how do you store the eggs once they are freeze-dried? Do you store them in the vacuum-sealed bags? We are getting way more eggs than what our family can eat right now and I love this option for long-term storage. Glad I stumbled across this channel! Great content!
Hi Kaylee, I am in UK. What vacuum sealer machine do you use please? I can't decide from Amazon, as they all have rubbish reviews, so thought I would check on yours and see if I can get the same in UK. We can't get freeze driers that easily, so dehydrator or nothing really.
